Comment 2 for bug 1791441

Thanks for the clarification! I’ll adjust my usage of the program accordingly. It’s a great program!

> On Sep 8, 2018, at 8:36 AM, Alexander Wolf <email address hidden> wrote:
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> Please read the FAQ:
> https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/wiki/FAQ#There_is_no_year_0_or_BC_dates_are_a_year_out
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> ** Changed in: stellarium
> Status: New => Invalid
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> Title:
> BCE dates off by 1 year due to zero year error
>
> Status in Stellarium:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Perhaps I don't have the latest version? I am using Stellarium 0.13.3 on a MacBook Pro.
> In referencing dates BCE, I find that the sky conditions are off by one year because the program includes a zero year. In other words, the position of the moon in Stellarium year 585 BC actually reflects the conditions in 586 BC.
> This was determined by referring to comprehensive data that has been collected by chronologists re: the time of the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonian army.
> In checking the program, I noted that if you go back 1 year from 1 C. E. it gives you the year zero, thus throwing everything prior to that off by one year since the Julian and Gregorian calendars have no year zero.
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